Publisher supports truancy to avert child suicides after summer vacation

Shiko Ishii (R), chief editor of an online newspaper for truant students, issues an emergency message at a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 18, 2015, urging children to stay away from school if they wish even after the second school term begins on Sept. 1. The appeal was designed to prevent suicides by students that tend to occur right after the long summer vacation. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo